Burst

Create simple radial burst rig.

Description

Burst is tool to create quick little "animation accent" rigs. These burst layers have tons of Effect parameters to refine, or individualize the burst effects.

Setup

  1. Select an Active Composition

  2. click the Burst` tool

Effect Control

Each Burst run will create it's own layer with a Effect Control to customize the attributes and animation.

Global Position

The center of the Burst ring. Just click the 'compass' button and select a spot in a Composition. The Burst layer will align to the selected point.

Copies

Count Increase or decrease the amount of objects that make up the Burst effect.

Burst Offset This will change the "stagger" or uniform Burst of the paramters like Distance from Center and Revolution.

Dist from Center This is the general property to adjust to animate the "burst" and movement from in to out.

Revolution Will increase the range off the "burst" radius. For example, the ring starts with 360 degress and can be increased to 500 degrees; which would cause the objects in the Burst to appear staggered.

Revolution Offset Randomize or offset the individual Copies in the Burst ring on non-averaged degrees.

Properties

Link When enabled, locks Width and Height to the same value.

Height Vertical size of each shape.

Width Horizontal size of each shape.

Roundness Corner radius of each shape. Higher values create more rounded corners.

Stroke Width Thickness of the shape outline.

Color

Fill

  • Enable: Toggle fill visibility

  • Color: Fill color for each shape

Stroke

  • Enable: Toggle stroke visibility

  • Color: Stroke color for each shape

Sequence

Link When enabled, locks Width and Height sequencing to the same value.

Height Offsets the height progressively across copies. Creates tapered or varied size patterns.

Width Offsets the width progressively across copies.

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